Hear From The 1979 NCAA Championship Team - Michigan State University Athletics

"Magic" Johnson and the Spartans claimed the 1979 National Championship in what remains the highest-rated college basketball game in history.

Hear From The 1979 NCAA Championship Team

2/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Feb. 21, 2009

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the 1979 NCAA Championship men's basketball team this weekend. The team will be recognized at halftime of Sunday's game. On Saturday, the group toured parts of campus and took in some practice of the 2008-09 Spartan squad. They also took time to talk with the media about their memories of their championship season, and what it means 30 years later.

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